Numbers of Production Occupations in Mobile, AL

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 7,810
2006 8,030
2007 10,150
2008 11,710
2009 9,400
2010 9,260
2011 8,250
2012 8,840
2013 11,460
2014 11,940
2015 9,720
2016 10,870
2017 10,270
2018 10,630
2019 9,730

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 920
2006 1,020
2007 1,030
2008 1,090
2009 880
2010 870
2011 750
2012 1,070
2013 1,140
2014 1,190
2015 940
2016 1,150
2017 1,090
2018 1,050
2019 1,040

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 0
2007 60
2009 0
2014 60
2015 100
2016 80

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2009 50
2010 60
2011 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2005 0
2014 40
2015 70

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 290
2006 480
2007 560
2008 1,030
2009 620
2010 600
2011 400
2012 180
2013 220
2014 180

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2005 60
2008 90
2009 0
2011 0
2013 80
2014 100
2015 80
2016 130

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 570
2006 350
2007 320
2008 350
2009 320
2010 330
2011 320
2012 420
2013 190
2014 250
2015 140
2016 120

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 140
2007 380
2008 380
2009 0
2010 120
2011 250
2012 240
2013 240
2014 200
2015 230
2016 360
2019 360

Bakers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 150
2009 130
2010 150
2011 100
2012 110
2013 150
2014 140
2015 150
2016 170
2017 160
2018 130
2019 160

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 290
2006 180
2007 170
2008 120
2009 100
2010 50
2011 80
2012 90
2013 80
2014 50
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60
2018 90
2019 100

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2005 400
2006 470
2007 480
2008 410
2009 380
2010 500
2011 470
2012 520
2013 620
2014 500
2015 570
2016 560
2017 540
2018 550
2019 530

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2009 40

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2007 80
2008 130
2009 120
2010 60
2011 40
2012 30
2013 30
2014 70
2015 90
2016 100
2017 60
2018 120
2019 120

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 0
2008 30
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2017 40
2018 30

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 40
2009 0
2014 60

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 30
2008 50
2009 70
2010 40
2011 60
2013 100
2014 110
2015 50
2016 50

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 260
2006 270
2007 180
2008 120
2009 150
2010 130
2011 110
2012 130
2013 110
2014 280
2015 260
2016 280
2017 160
2018 160
2019 270

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 80
2006 30
2007 40
2008 60
2009 40
2010 30
2011 0
2012 120
2013 190
2014 200
2015 140
2016 120
2017 110
2018 90
2019 50

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2013 90

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2018 30

Machinists

Year Number
2005 300
2006 340
2007 470
2008 570
2009 540
2010 420
2011 400
2012 410
2013 480
2014 620
2015 560
2016 430
2017 380
2018 480
2019 550

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2010 100
2011 120
2012 70
2013 760
2014 560
2015 660
2016 290
2017 280
2018 310
2019 210

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2009 50
2010 30
2011 40
2014 60
2015 140
2016 200
2018 180
2019 120

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2011 40
2012 70
2013 120
2014 190
2017 50

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 990
2006 790
2007 1,230
2008 1,500
2009 1,150
2010 1,090
2011 990
2012 1,330
2013 1,400
2014 1,480
2015 1,420
2016 1,770
2017 1,640
2018 1,600
2019 1,430

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 40
2006 130
2007 170
2008 170
2009 80
2010 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 310
2014 410
2015 270
2016 150
2017 70

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2009 110
2010 70
2011 180
2013 140
2014 120
2016 120
2018 50

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 130
2012 0
2013 1,400
2014 1,400
2015 330
2016 290
2017 150
2018 90

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2011 0
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2016 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 30
2007 30
2008 60
2009 60
2010 70
2012 30

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 150
2006 140
2007 90
2008 70
2009 60
2010 140
2011 160
2012 170
2013 240
2014 0
2015 0
2016 90
2017 100
2018 110
2019 130

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 30
2006 100
2007 120
2008 90

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 460
2006 330
2007 140
2008 200
2009 330
2010 350
2011 310
2012 290
2013 250
2014 190
2015 300
2016 290
2017 270
2018 130
2019 230

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 150
2008 150
2009 200
2010 70
2011 110
2012 130
2013 90
2014 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 150

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 150
2006 90
2007 80
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2012 80
2013 0
2014 50
2016 30
2017 50
2018 80
2019 80

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 40
2009 0

Upholsterers

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40
2017 40
2018 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2009 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 210
2006 170
2007 300
2008 320
2009 240
2010 250
2011 250
2012 200
2013 110
2014 70
2015 50
2016 100
2017 120
2018 120
2019 130

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 50
2011 70
2012 80
2016 80
2017 60
2018 40
2019 40

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 230
2008 230
2010 0
2013 40
2014 100
2015 100
2016 120
2019 0

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2007 130
2008 160
2009 160

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 150
2006 120
2007 120
2008 70
2009 200
2010 210
2011 190
2012 110
2013 130
2014 140
2015 150
2016 150
2017 150
2018 180
2019 220

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 380
2007 450
2008 230
2009 160
2010 150
2017 590
2018 600
2019 650

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2015 40
2016 30
2017 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 130
2008 110
2009 50
2012 40
2013 130
2014 140
2015 110
2016 100
2017 140
2018 150
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 260
2008 530
2009 440
2010 460
2011 460
2012 530
2013 740
2014 650
2015 370
2016 320
2017 420
2018 450
2019 360

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 70

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 50
2017 110

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 280
2006 160
2007 100
2008 200
2009 140
2010 160
2011 50
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 60
2016 130
2017 130

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 0
2009 190
2010 160
2011 0
2012 30
2013 50
2014 60
2015 40
2016 60
2017 50
2018 70
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80
2012 100
2013 60
2014 120
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 450
2006 470
2007 280
2008 250
2009 320
2010 390
2011 350
2012 350
2013 380
2014 590
2015 670
2016 640
2017 560
2018 740
2019 690

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2006 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2013 50
2014 70
2015 70
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 220
2006 240
2007 180
2008 190
2009 170
2010 170
2011 90
2012 160
2013 150
2014 160
2015 210
2016 310
2017 300
2018 200
2019 250

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 50
2008 60
2009 40
2010 70
2011 60
2012 80
2015 30
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 250
2006 220
2007 190
2008 220
2009 300
2010 260
2011 160
2012 60
2013 30
2014 160
2015 160
2016 160
2017 170
2018 220
2019 230

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 60
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2012 40
2013 40
2014 60
2015 0
2016 40
2018 40
2019 0

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2009 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 540
2006 890
2007 1,050
2008 1,470
2009 770
2010 1,070
2011 1,120
2012 1,250
2013 1,040
2014 990
2015 930
2016 1,390
2017 1,290
2018 1,580
2019 1,420

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 360
2008 420
2009 450
2012 160
2013 0
2015 190
2016 280
2017 280
2018 140
2019 80